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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM

MATHEMATICS
PRACTICE EXAM
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MATH PRACTICE TEST FORM
1. 5(a + b) + 2(a + c) 4(b + c) =
a) 3(a + b + c) d) 3(a + b)
b) 7a + b 2c e) 7a + b + 6c
c) 7a 3b + 2c
2. 120% of 360 is
a) 3 d) 432
b) 72 e) 43200
c) 300
4.
a) 2 d) 16
b) 4 e) 32
c) 8

2 2
3 5
4
2
3. The area of triangle XYZ is
a) 20 d) 35
b) 22 e) 40
c) 28
Y
Z X
10
4
7
5. (2x 3)
2
=
a) 12x d) 4x
2
12x + 9
b) 4x
2
+ 9 e) 4x
2
6x + 9
c) 4x
2
5x + 9
7. In which triangle is the sum of the
measures of the angles the greatest?

a) MNO d) XYZ
b) RST e) None of these
c) UVW
M O
N
R T
S
U W
V
X Z
Y
6. What is the area of the given fgure?
a) 15 d) 30
b) 23 e) 40
c) 25
5 5
3
2
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8. Fifteen ounces of concentrate is mixed with
45 ounces of water to make 60 ounces of
orange juice. What percent of the orange
juice is concentrate?
a) 3 d) 30
b) 4 e) 33
c) 25
1
3
9.
=
a) x
27
d) x
3
b) e) None of these
c) x
5x
4
x
15
x
12
5
4
10. + =
a) d) 0
b) e)
c)
x
30
19x
30
x
5
x + 5
5
x
3
x
2
x
5
12. Which best describes how angles
K , L , and M are related?
a) K + L = M d) K + L + M = 180
b) K + L > M e) More information
needed
c) K + L < M
K
L
M
13.
(2)
3
+ (3)
2
=
a) 17 d) 1
b) 1 e) 17
c) 0

11.
Subtracting n from 4 added to three
times n is equal to
a) 2n 4 d) 4n 4
b) 2n + 4 e) 4n + 4
c) 2n + 4

14. 9 square yards is

a) 1 square foot d) 81 square foot
b) 3 square foot e) 243 square foot
c) 27 square foot
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MATH PRACTICE TEST FORM
15. If x = 12 x, then x =
a) d)
b) e) 48
c) 12
3
4
12
7
48
7
45
4
16. If ABCD is a rectangle, then
a) DCEA is a rectangle.
b) DCBF is a parallelogram.
c) DCEF is a trapezoid.
d) DCEF is a parallelogram.
e) DCEF is a rhombus.
D C
A F E B
17. If d = , then p =
a) d(F + 2) d)
b) dF 2 e)
c)
F + 2
p
d
F + 2
F + 2
d
d 2
F
18. Solve for x: x + 3(x 5) = x 2(x + 5)
a) x = 1 d) x = 3
b) x = 1 e) x = 5
c) x = 2
19.
Which of the following has been reduced
to lowest terms?
a) d)
b) e)
c)
26
65
34
51
31
128
49
119
121
352
20. (3a
3
)
2
=
a) 6a
5
d) 9a
6
b) 6a
6
e) 9a
9
c) 9a
5
21. Express 0.000719 in scientifc notation.
a) 7.19 x 10
3
b) 7.19 x 10
3
c) 0.719 x 10
4
d) 7.19 x 10
4
e) 7.19 x 10
4
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22. If a train travels 60 miles in 40 minutes,
what is its average speed in miles per
hour?
a) 120 d) 60
b) 100 e) 40
c) 90
23. Find the value of when
n = 4, A = 5, B = 4 and C = 2.
a) 6 d)
b) e) 6
c)
3
2
13
2
13
2
(1)
n
(A 2B)
C
24. The remainder when x
3
4x
2
+ x + 9
is divided by x 2 is
a) 1 d) 17
b) 3 e) 19
c) 15

25. If h(y) = , which of the following
is not defned?
a) h(0) d) h(2)
b) h(3) e) h(2)
c) h(3)
4 y
2
3 y
26. Right triangle ABC has AC = 13 and
AB = 12 . The area of triangle ABC is
a) 78
b) 65
c) 60
d) 30
e) None of these
A C
B
27. 3 12 + 2 75 5 27 =
a) 60 d) 12
b) 27 e) 0
c) 3

28.
Which of the functions listed below has
this graph?
a) f(x) = 2
x
b) f(x) =
c) f(x) = 2
x
d) f(x) = log
e) f(x) = log
2
x
x
1
x
2
y
x
1
2
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9 MATH PRACTICE TEST FORM
29. The slope of the line with the equation
y = 7x + 3 is
a) 3 d)
b) 7 e) 7
c)
1
7
3
7
30.

a) 27 d)
b) e)
c)
1
9
3
y
6

(3y)
2
(9y
2
)
3y
4
=
y
4
3
y
4
3
31.
Find all values of x for which
(3x + 2)(4x 5) = 0
a) , d) ,
b) , e) ,
c) ,
3
2
3
2
4
5
4
5
2
3
5
4
2
3
5
4
2
3
5
4
32. a
16

4
=
a) a
64
d) a
8
b) a
4
e) a
12
c) a
4
3
3
19
67
33.
What fraction of the rectangles area is
shaded?
a) d)
b) e)
c)
1
5
1
4
1
3
2
5
2
3
4 2
3 3
6
34. Which of the following represent(s)
functions of x ?
i ii iii
a) i only d) i and iii
b) ii only e) i , ii , and iii
c) iii only
y
x
y
x
y
x
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One factor of 3x
2
+ 6x + 3 is
a) 3x + 1 d) 3x 1
b) x + 1 e) x 1
c) x + 3
35.
36. (2x
2
3x + 4)(2x 3) =
a) 4x
3
+ 12x
2
+ 17x 12
b) 10x
5
+ 15x
3
+ 20x
c) 2x
5
+ 3x
3
4x
d) 4x
5
12x
3
+ 17x 12
e) 4x
3
12x
2
+ 17x 12

37.
An equation of the circle with center
(2, k) and radius 5 is
a) + = 25
b) (x 2)
2
+ (y + k)
2
= 5
c) (x 2)
2
+ (y + k)
2
= 25
d) (x + 2)
2
+ (y k)
2
= 5
e) (x + 2)
2
+ (y k)
2
= 25
x
2
4
y
2
k
2
38. The graph of 3x + 4y = 24 crosses the
yaxis at
a) y = d) y = 4
b) y = e) y = 6
c) y = 3
4
3
3
4
39. When you solve the equation
x
3
3x
2
+ 2x = 0 , how many roots
are greater than ?
a) no root d) three roots
b) one root e) all roots
c) two roots
1
2
40. The graph of a function y = f(x) is
given by
The domain of the inverse f
1
(x) is the
set of real numbers between
a) 0 and 3 d) 1 and 3
b) 1 and 1 e) 1 and 3
c) 1 and 2
y
x
1
1
2
1 2 3

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11 MATH PRACTICE TEST FORM
41. Find the area of the shaded region
between the lines.
a) 4
b) 6
c) 8
d) 10
e) 12
y
x
(0,6)
(0,3)
(4,0)
42.
In lowest terms, =
a) d)
b) e)
c)
4
x
x
x
2
+ 1
2(x 2)
x
x
3
8
2x
2x
2x 3
x + 1
8
(x 4)(x + 1)
2x
43.
| 6 + 3x | < 9 is equivalent to
a) 1 < x < 1 d) 5 < x < 5
b) 1 < x < 5 e) 5 < x < 1
c) x < 1

One factor of 4x
2
8x + 4 is
a) 2x + 2 d) x 1
b) x 2 e) x + 1
c) x + 4
44.
45. If (ax + 3y)
2
= a
2
x
2
6xy + 9y
2
,
then a =
a) 2 d) 1
b) 2 e) 6
c) 1

46. If 3 log x = log 8 , then x =

a) d)
b) 2 e) log
c) 8
8
3
log 8
3
8
3
47.
=
a) d)
b) e)
c)
5
6
13
30
6
5
1
5
13
5
2
2
+ 3
2
2
1
+ 3
1
48. Which of the following equations has the
same solution as 2 3x = ?
a) 6x
2
+ 2x + 4 = 0
b) 9x
2
+ 2x = 0
c) 9x
2
+ x 4 = 0
d) 9x
2
+ 2x + 4 = 0
e) 9x
2
+ 4x + 4 = 0
x 2
3x + 1

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49.
If f(x) = 2x
2
+ 1 , then
equals
a) 1 d) 2x + 2h
b) 2h e) 4x + 2h
c) 2x + h
f(x + h) f(x)
h
50. (x 2) + =
a) 0 d)
b) x 2 e)
c)
x 2
x + 2
1
2
1
x
2(x 2)
x + 2
x
2
4
2x
51. The distance between the points (x,y)
and (2,3) is
a) (x
2
+ y
2
) (2
2
+ 3
2
)
b) | x 2 | + | y 3 |
c) (x 2)
2
+ (y 3)
2
d) (x 2)
2
+ (y 3)
2
e) (x 2) + (y 3)

53. A 90pound coil of cable is 300 feet

long. If a 30foot length is cut off, what
is the weight in pounds of the remaining
cable?
a) 9 d) 80
b) 45 e) 81
c) 60
54. The number of bees, P , in a colony
doubles every 3 years. If t is
measured in years and P is the initial
number of bees, then
a) P = P 2
t/3
d) P = P 3
2t
b) P = P 2
3t
e) P = P 3
t/2
c) P = P 2
t
o
o
o
o
o
o
52. A y value in the solution of
5x
2
+ y
2
= 9
is
2x + y = 0
a) 0 d) 4
b) 1 e) 6
c) 2
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57. The function f(x) = x + 4 multiplies
the input by then adds 4 . Then
f
1
(x) , the inverse of f ,
a) multiplies the input by , then
subtracts 4 .
b) multiplies the input by 4 , then
subtracts .
c) subtracts 4 from the input, then
multiplies by .
d) adds 4 to the input, then mulitiplies
by .
e) multiplies the input by , then
subtracts 4 .
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
58. The line 3x 4y 1 = 0 is parallel to
a) 8x = 6y 6
b) 8x + 6y + 5 = 0
c) y = x
d) 4y = 3x 7
e) 4x 3y 1 = 0
4
3
59. If (5x + ay)
2
= 25x
2
10xy + a
2
y
2
,
then a =
a) 2 d) 1
b) 2 e) 10
c) 1

56. How many real numbers are solutions for

x
2
5x + 7 = 0 ?
a) none d) three
b) one e) more than three
c) two
55.
The function f(x) is graphed over the
interval from x = 2 to x = 8 . Which
statement is true about f(x) over the
given interval?
a) The largest value of the function is 8.
b) The maximum value of f(x) is .
c) The solution to f(x) = 0 is 2 .
d) f(x) = 0 when x = 4 .
e) None of these
1
2
y
f(x)
x
2 2 4 6 8
(2,1/2)
(2,3)
(0,2)
(6,3)
(4,0)

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64. Let A , B , C be distinct points on a
circle with diameter AB . Then we may
conclude that
a) AC is longer than AB .
b) angle ABC is greater than angle
BAC .
c) angle BAC is greater than angle
ACB .
d) angles BAC and ACB are
complementary.
e) angle ACB is a right angle.
A B
C
63. Which of the following equations has a
graph that is a straight line?
a) y = x
2
+ 1
b) 2x + 3xy = 5
c) x
2
y
2
= 3
d) x y = 2x
e) None of these
60. A line not parallel to y 3 = ax is
a) x 3 = d) 2ax = 2y + 5
b) x = e) ax y = 5a
c) x = ay 3
y
a
y
a
3
a
61.
The cost, in thousands of dollars, of
producing x thousand textbooks is
C(x) = 50 + 10x 2x
2
. The revenue,
also in thousands of dollars, is
R(x) = 5x . Find the proft or loss if
5 thousand textbooks are produced.
(Proft = Revenue Cost)
a) 50 thousand dollar loss
b) 25 thousand dollar loss
c) 5 thousand dollar loss
d) 10 thousand dollar proft
e) 25 thousand dollar proft
62. The total production costs C to
manufacture S skateboards are shown
below for a 3week period. Write a linear
equation that represents this data.
# OF PRODUCTION
SKATEBOARDS COSTS
WEEK 1 115 $18,020
WEEK 2 352 $29,396
WEEK 3 408 $32,084
a) C = 48S + 11,376
b) C = 48S + 12,500
c) C = 48S + 18,020
d) C = 156.70S + 18,020
e) C = 90.86S + 12,500
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69. If h is an altitude of the triangle, then
the area is
a) bc d) ab sin
b) ab e) ab cos
c) ab tan
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
h
a c

b
68. Let be the angle formed by the line
y = 3x and the positive xaxis. Then
sin equals
a) 10 d)
b) e)
c) 3
1
10

10
3
3
10

65.
If sin A = and 0 < A < 90 , then
cos A =
a) d)
b) e)
c)
1
3
8
3
2
3

3
8
8
9
8
10
67. cos tan =
a) sin d) cot
b) e) sec
c) 1
cos
2

sin
66.
Suppose a triangle has the dimensions
indicated below:
Then sin B equals
a) d)
b) e)
c)

60
2
2
6

6
2
6
2
2
60
a = 30
b = 10

4
A = B
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70. A sketch of the graph of y = tan(x) is
a) d)
b) e)
c)
y
x
y
x
y
x
y
x
y
x
71. Given ABC with D the midpoint of
side AC and E the midpoint of side BC.
Then which of the following is not true?
a) AB || DE
b) AB = 2DE
c) ADE = DEC
d) A = EDC
e) ABC is similar to DEC
A D C
B
E
72. If cos = and 0 < < 90 , then
cos (90 ) equals
a) d)
b) e)
c)

3
5
3
5
4
5
4
5
5
3
5
3
74. In the fgure below, ABD = 90 and
BCD = 90 . The length of BC is
a) d) 3
b) 2 e) 6
c)
2
2

3
2

A
1
B
D 1 C
2

73. The cosine of the angle in the fgure is

a) d)
b) e)
c)

1
3
1
3
2 2
3

2 2
3

1
2 2
,
1
3
2 2
3

y
x

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MATH PRACTICE TEST FORM
75. Which of the following statements is
false?
a) All squares are similar.
b) All congruent rectangles are similar.
c) All equiangular triangles are similar.
d) All equilateral triangles are similar.
e) All right triangles are similar.
76. If cos x = 0.70 , then cos (x) =
a) 0.70 d) 0.30
b) 0.30 e)
c) 0.70

1
0.70
77. Suppose a 5 foot ladder is leaning
against a vertical wall, where the bottom
of the ladder is a distance of x feet from
the wall. Then the angle that the
ladder makes with the ground is given by
a) d) cos
1
b) cos e) cos
1
c)
x
5
x
5
5
x
x
5

1
cos
x
5
78. The triangle ABC is circumscribed about
a circle with P , Q , and R as the points
of tangency. If AR = 10 , CQ = 8 , and
BQ = 4 , then the length of AB is
a) 10 d) 16
b) 12 e) 18
c) 14
A
C B
R
P
Q
79. The solutions to sin
2
x = in the
interval 0 x 2 are
a) x = ,

b) x = ,
c) x = , , ,
d) x = , , ,
e) x = , , ,
5
6

6
2
3

3
3
4

4
5
4
7
4
2
3

3
4
3
5
3
5
6

6
7
6
11
6
1
4
18
END OF TEST
80. Let f(x) have the graph shown below:
Then f(x) could be
a) 3 sin d) 2 sin (3x)
b) 3 cos (2x) e) 3 sin (2x)
c) 3 cos
x
2
x
2
y
x
3

3

2
sin
2
(3x) + cos
2
(3x) =
a) 9 d) cos (6x)
b) 3 e) None of these
c) 1
81.
82. In the fgure below, AB = BD and BE is
perpendicular to AC . If AC = 13 and
AD = 8 , fnd AE .
a) d) 5
b) e) None of these
c) 4
13
2
13
3
A E D C
B
84.
An angle of radian measure, x , has
degree measure of
a) d)
b) e) None of these
c)
180
x

180x
x
180
180x

85. sin 2 =
a) 2 sin
b) 2 cos
c) 2 sin cos
d) sin + cos
e) sin 2 sin
83.
tan 30 =
a) d) 3
b) e)
c) 2
1
2

3
3
3
2

ANSWER KEY:
The answers to this practice test are given below. Give yourself one point for each
question you answered correctly and zero points for each question you answered
incorrectly. Add up your points for each section: Math Basics, Algebra, and
Trigonometry. An average score on Math Basics is between 11 and 19. An average
score on Algebra is between 10 and 26 and an average score on Trigonometry is
between 4 and 12.
Placement into a remedial level math course is determined solely by your score on
the Math Basics section of the test. Therefore, you would need to score 10 or higher on
the Math Basics section to test out of a remedial level math course.
Math Basics Algebra Trigonometry
1. B
2. D
3. A
4. D
5. D
6. C
7. E
8. C
9. D
10. E
11. C
12. A
13. D
14. D
15. D
16. C
17. D
18. B
19. B
20. D
21. D
22. C
23. D
24. B
25. B
26. D
27. C
28. B
29. E
30. D
31. C
32. E
33. C
34. B
35. B
36. E
37. E
38. E
39. C
40. C
41. B
42. A
43. E
44. D
45. D
46. B
47. A
48. D
49. E
50. E
51. D
52. C
53. E
54. A
55. D
56. A
57. C
58. D
59. D
60. C
61. B
62. B
63. D
64. E
65. A
66. D
67. A
68. E
69. D
70. D
71. C
72. B
73. B
74. B
75. E
76. A
77. D
78. C
79. E
80. E
81. C
82. C
83. B
84. D
85. C